Chapter 04 · People & supply chainsHuman Rights & Social Sustainability
Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR)
Definition
Lost time injury frequency rate is a safety metric measuring lost-time injuries relative to hours worked over a defined period.
References
This reference provides supporting context for how “Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR)” is defined and used.
Overview
What it means in practice
Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) should be read as a human-rights and social-sustainability term. Its meaning depends on the affected people, workplace, legal context, severity and evidence available.
In practice, users should state the boundary, actor, method and evidence. That keeps lost time injury frequency rate (ltifr) specific enough for review without turning it into a broader claim.
Why it matters
Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) matters because social sustainability language can affect real rights, remedy and accountability. Clear wording helps prevent serious harms from being hidden behind generic risk language.
Common misconception
A common error is to treat Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) as a compliance label only. The stronger approach is to state who is affected, what harm or right is at issue, and what evidence or remedy exists.
Review questions
Who or what is covered by the term? What evidence supports it? What limitation, method or affected group would change how a reader interprets the claim?
How it is used
The term appears in workplace policy, sourcing, human-rights due diligence, community engagement and supply-chain management, where employers, buyers, suppliers, governments, workers and affected communities use it to classify, assess or communicate a safety metric measuring lost-time injuries relative to hours worked over a defined period.
Its correct use depends on the affected population, supply-chain boundary, local context, timeframe and evidence from rights-holders.